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Stroke of Midnight

Stroke of Midnight

Instant

uncommon

Destroy target nonland permanent. Its controller creates a 1/1 white Human creature token.

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Semantic Tags

Specifically removes artifacts.

Removes multiple permanents at once. Includes destroy-all, exile-all, mass bounce, and damage-based sweepers.

Specifically removes enchantments.

Removes any nonland permanent — the Vindicate, Beast Within, Generous Gift category. Most flexible single-target removal.

Removes any nonland permanent — the Vindicate, Beast Within, Generous Gift category. Most flexible single-target removal.

Specifically removes planeswalkers.

Removalmechanical

Answers an opponent's threat by destroying, exiling, bouncing, or otherwise removing a permanent or spell.

Creates creature tokens, Treasure tokens, Food tokens, Clue tokens, or other token types.

Format Legality

commanderlegal
oathbreakerlegal
modernlegal
pioneerlegal
standardlegal
legacylegal
vintagelegal
paupernot legal
historiclegal
explorernot legal
alchemylegal

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Printings (5)

SetRarityTCGplayerCard KingdomCardmarket
Final Fantasy: Through the Ages#26uncommon···
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander#132uncommon···
Foundations#148uncommon···
Wilds of Eldraine#33uncommon···
Wilds of Eldraine#375uncommon···

Rulings

2023-09-01

If the target permanent is an illegal target by the time Stroke of Midnight tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. No player creates a Human token. If the target is legal but not destroyed (most likely because it has indestructible), its controller does create a Human token.